Cruz Homers, Heaney & Bullpen Make It Stick

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew Heaney and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, Oneil Cruz hit his team-leading 17th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday night. Heaney (5-9) pitched five innings and allowed two hits with four strikeouts and no walks. It might have been his last start for the last-place Pirates, with Heaney on an expiring contract and the trade deadline Thursday. Randal Grichuk was traded mid-game by the Diamondbacks. David Bednar worked a perfect ninth inning for his 100th career save and 16th this season. Cruz’s two-run homer in the second inning carried 410 feet to right-center field and accounted for all the scoring. It came after Tommy Pham reached base on third baseman Eugenio Suarez’s fielding error. The two teams meet Sunday afternoon, Paul Skenes expected to get the start for the Pirates.